Middle Ages

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
02/01/450	Roman Rule Ended	Anglo-Saxxons took over
02/01/871	Alfred the Great	he came to power
02/01/876	Alfred attacked the Danes
02/01/886	Danes gave up	Danes gave up against King Alfred
02/01/1013	Danes attacked again	Danes attacked again and they soon once again controlled entrie country
02/01/1016	King Canute of Denmark	King Canute of Denmark took throne of England and most of Scandinavia in a combined kingdon
02/01/1042	Danish died out	Danish line died out and Anglo-Saxxon nobels choose Edward the Confessor as their new king
02/01/1066	Duke William of Normandy	Edward the Confessor died without an heir--distant relative Duke William of Normandy claimed thrown
02/01/1066	Anglo-Saxxon's refusal	Anglo-saxon's refused to let Willam of Normandy become king. Harrold of Wessex, brother in law of Edward, become king
10/01/1066	William the Conqueror	Duke William of Normandy was determined to win the thrown, so he marched into England and defeated Harold's army. He was soon crowned King William I of England. He was known as William the Conqueror.
02/01/1100	Court System	12 member jury developed
02/01/1260	Simon de Monfort	led revolt agisnt England
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
02/01/1066 to 02/01/1087	William the Conqueror ruled England
02/01/1100 to 02/01/1135	Henry I	Henry I, William the Conqueror's son ruled
02/01/1154 to 02/01/1189	Henry II	Henry II ruled